Listening to your system
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a.
If surround back channel processing (
Using surround back
channel processing
below
) is switched off, or the surround back
speakers are set to
NO
,
DOLBY PLIIx
becomes
DOLBY PLII
(5.1
channel sound).
b.
You can also adjust the
C.WIDTH
,
DIMEN.
, and
PNRM.
effect
(see
Setting the Audio options
on page 39
).
c.
You can also adjust the
H.GAIN
effect (see
Setting the Audio
options
on page 39
).
d.
You can also adjust the
C.IMG
effect (see
Setting the Audio
options
on page 39
).
e.
Cannot be selected when the
Speaker System
is set to
Surr.
Back
(see
The Speaker System setting
on page 57
).
f.
The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can still
use the Midnight, Loudness, Phase Control, Sound Retriever
and Tone functions.
Note
•
In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is
heard from both surround back speakers.
Using the Advanced surround
The Advanced surround feature creates a variety of surround
effects. Try different modes with various soundtracks to see
which you like.
Note
•
During ECO mode, the brightness switches between 2
levels. If the dimmest level is selected, DIMMER will be
shown on the display. (Mode other than ECO: 4 levels, ECO
mode: 2 levels)
•
ECO MODE will switch
OFF
automatically when switched
to other listening modes (Advanced surround mode and
Auto surround mode).
Using Stream Direct
Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the
truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary
signal processing is bypassed.
Using the Sound Retriever
When audio data is removed during the compression
process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound
image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP
technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to
compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure
and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.
(see
Setting the Audio options
on page 39
).
Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ
You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration
Equalization set in
Automatically setting up for surround
sound (MCACC)
on page 27
. Refer to these pages for more on
Acoustic Calibration Equalization.
(see
Setting the Audio options
on page 39
).
Using surround back channel processing
You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1
decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital
EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use 6.1 or 7.1
decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded material). With 5.1
encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated,
but the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which
it was originally encoded (in which case, you can simply
switch surround back channel processing off).
ACTION
Designed for action movies with dynamic
soundtracks.
DRAMA
Designed for movies with lots of dialog.
ADVANCED GAME
Suitable for video games.
SPORTS
Suitable for sports programs.
CLASSICAL
Gives a large concert hall-type sound.
ROCK/POP
Creates a live concert sound for rock and/or
pop music.
EXT.STEREO
Gives multichannel sound to a stereo
source, using all of your speakers.
ECO MODE 1
Cut back on power consumption. Suitable
for contents that are mainly high level
(mainly music).
ECO MODE 2
Cut back on even more power consumption
than
ECO MODE 1
. Suitable for contents
with wider dynamic range (mainly movies).
ADVANCED
SURROUND
ADV
F.S.S.ADVANCE
(Front Stage
Surround
ADVANCE)
Allows you to create natural surround
sound effects using just the front speakers
and the subwoofer.
Use to provide a rich surround sound effect
directed to the center of where the front left
and right speakers sound projection area
converges.
S.R AIR
(Sound
Retriever AIR)
Suitable for listening to the sound from a
Bluetooth
wireless technology device.
The
S.R AIR
listening mode can only
selected when the
ADAPTER
input.
PHONES SURR
When listening through headphones, you
can still get the effect of overall surround.
AUTO SURROUND
See
Auto playback
on page 37
.
Front left
speaker
Front right
speaker
AUTO SURROUND/
STREAM DIRECT
AUTO
DIRECT
Sources are heard according to the settings
made in the Manual SP Setup (speaker
setting, channel level, speaker distance), as
well as with dual mono settings. You will
hear sources according to the number of
channels in the signal.
Phase Control, Acoustic Calibration EQ,
Sound Delay, Auto Delay, LFE Attenuate
and Center image functions are available.
PURE DIRECT
Analog and PCM sources are heard without
any digital processing.
